self-fertilization
noun
self-fer·til·i·za·tion
ˌself-ˌfər-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
: fertilization effected by union of ova with pollen or sperm from the same individual
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The plan, broadly speaking, is to try self-fertilization in tobacco—the crop equivalent of a lab rat—and then in rice.
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self-fertilization
noun
self-fer·til·iza·tion
ˌself-ˌfərt-ᵊl-ə-ˈzā-shən
: fertilization effected by union of ova with pollen or sperm from the same individual
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